New Releases by Nnedi Okorafor

Dans une Afrique post-apocalyptique, la guerre continue de faire rage. Enfant du viol, rejetée par les siens du fait de sa peau et ses cheveux couleur de sable, Onyesonwu porte en elle autant de colère que d’espoir. Seule sa mère ne semble pas étonnée lorsqu’elle se met à développer les prémices d’une magie unique et puissante. Lors de l’un de ses voyages dans le monde des esprits, elle se rend compte qu’une terrible force cherche à lui nuire. Pour en triompher, elle devra affronter son destin, sa nature, la tradition et comprendre enfin le nom que sa mère lui a donné : Qui a peur de la mort. Il y a plus d’imagination dans une page de Nnedi Okorafor que dans bien des cycles de fantasy. Ursula K. Le Guin. Une histoire puissante. SyFantasy. World Fantasy Award 2011. Prix imaginales 2014. En cours d’adaptation par HBO. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Laurent Philibert-Caillat.

Invaders from outer space have descended on Nigeria. They have no idea whose home they''re messing with. Ah, yes, the luxurious life of a well-loved cat. It’s the best. And Periwinkle has it the cushiest. But there’s more to this pampered pet than meets the eye. He’s not just a house cat. He’s a space cat. By day, he’s showered with scritches, cuddles, and delicious chicken fillets. By night, he races through the cosmos in his custom-built spaceship. Between epic battles with squeaky toys and working on ways to improve his ship, Periwinkle is never bored. And when his humans decide to leave the United States and move to the small but bustling town of Kaleria, Nigeria, he’s excited to explore his new home—even after he learns that many Nigerians hate cats. After all, a born adventurer like Periwinkle doesn’t shy away from new experiences. But not everything in Kaleria is as it seems. Soon enough, Periwinkle finds himself on his most out-of-this-world adventure yet, right here on Earth.

Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, One Way Witch is the second in the She Who Knows trilogy The world has forgotten Onyesonwu. As a teen, Najeeba learned to become the beast of wind, fire and dust: the kponyungo. When that took too much from her, including the life of her father, she let it all go, and for a time, she was happy — until only a few years later, when the small, normal life she’d built was violently destroyed. Now in her forties and years beyond the death of her second husband, Najeeba has just lost her beloved daughter. Onyesonwu saved the world. Najeeba knows this well, but the world does not. This is how the juju her daughter evoked works. One other person who remembers is Onyesonwu’s teacher Aro, a harsh and hard-headed sorcerer. Najeeba has decided to ask him to teach her the Mystic Points, the powerful heart of sorcery. There is something awful Najeeba needs to kill and the Mystic Points are the only way. Najeeba is truly her daughter’s mother. When Aro agrees to help, Najeeba is at last ready to forge her future. But first, she must confront her past — for certain memories cannot lie in unmarked graves.

Phénix est une femme accélérée créée artificiellement dans les laboratoires de la Tour 7 à New York. Née il y a deux ans, elle a déjà l’apparence d’une adulte et possède des capacités physiques et intellectuelles hors norme, ainsi que des pouvoirs dévastateurs. Coupée du monde extérieur, elle mène une vie paisible et agréable dans le bâtiment qui l’a vue naître, partageant son temps entre séances de sport, sessions de lecture et moments privilégiés avec son petit ami Saeed. Jusqu''au jour où, celui-ci, témoin d''un terrible événement, se suicide. Phénix se rend alors compte que sa maison n’est en réalité qu’une prison, et qu’il est grand temps pour elle de déployer ses ailes et s’ouvrir au monde. Le Livre de Phénix constitue une préquelle indépendante à Qui a peur de la mort ? (World Fantasy Award 2011, prix Imaginales 2014). Un roman fort et marquant qui exploite jusqu’au bout la colère et l’envie de vengeance, jusqu’à les symboliser dans son personnage principal, l’incandescente Phénix. La Geekosophe. Une belle et amère réflexion sur la folie des hommes, l’appât du gain et la société de consommation. Elbakin. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Hermine Hémon et Erwan Devos.

"Her best work yet... about fame and family, culture and change, the power of story, the writer''s life... and robots. This one has it all." -- George R.R. Martin In this exhilarating tale by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor, a disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful Sci-Fi novel, but as her fame rises, she loses control of the narrative--a surprisingly cutting, yet heartfelt drama about art and love, identity and connection, and, ultimately, what makes us human. This is a story unlike anything you''ve read before. The future of storytelling is here. Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing than a lucrative career in medicine or law, Zelu has always felt like the outcast of her large Nigerian family. Then her life is upended when, in the middle of her sister''s lavish Caribbean wedding, she''s unceremoniously fired from her university job and, to add insult to injury, her novel is rejected by yet another publisher. With her career and dreams crushed in one fell swoop, she decides to write something just for herself. What comes out is nothing like the quiet, literary novels that have so far peppered her unremarkable career. It''s a far-future epic where androids and AI wage war in the grown-over ruins of human civilization. She calls it Rusted Robots. When Zelu finds the courage to share her strange novel, she does not realize she is about to embark on a life-altering journey--one that will catapult her into literary stardom, but also perhaps obliterate everything her book was meant to be. From Chicago to Lagos to the far reaches of space, Zelu''s novel will change the future not only for humanity, but for the robots who come next. A book-within-a-book that blends the line between writing and being written, Death of the Author is a masterpiece of metafiction that manages to combine the razor-sharp commentary of Yellowface with the heartfelt humanity of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Surprisingly funny, deeply poignant, and endlessly discussable, this is at once the tale of a woman on the margins risking everything to be heard and a testament to the power of storytelling to shape the world as we know it.

⭐ "Readers will devour this." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) ⭐ "While this book may be short, its impact is anything but small." —Kirkus (starred review) Part science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West African culture and spirituality, this novella offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a teenager whose coming of age will herald a new age for her world. Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, this is the first in the She Who Knows trilogy When there is a call, there is often a response. Najeeba knows. She has had The Call. But how can a 13-year-old girl have the Call? Only men and boys experience the annual call to the Salt Roads. What’s just happened to Najeeba has never happened in the history of her village. But it’s not a terrible thing, just strange. So when she leaves with her father and brothers to mine salt at the Dead Lake, there’s neither fanfare nor protest. For Najeeba, it’s a dream come true: travel by camel, open skies, and a chance to see a spectacular place she’s only heard about. However, there must have been something to the rule, because Najeeba’s presence on the road changes everything and her family will never be the same. Small, intimate, up close, and deceptively quiet, this is the beginning of the Kponyungo Sorceress.

De retour sur Terre après une année passée à l’université intergalactique d’Oomza, la jeune Binti n’en a pas fini avec les surprises. Elle vient d’apprendre qu’elle est la descendante des Enyi Zinariya, un peuple extraterrestre, et se retrouve désormais capable de communiquer sans technologie tierce à travers de grandes distances. Mais la découverte de ce don, qu’elle maîtrise encore difficilement, s’accompagne d’une douloureuse nouvelle : sa famille a péri dans l’incendie de leur maison lors d’une attaque des Khoush. Pourtant, le temps du deuil n’est pas encore venu : avant tout, Binti doit parvenir à concilier ses natures humaine et extraterrestre pour ramener la paix au sein de son peuple... quel qu’en soit le prix. Un roman initiatique servi par une magnifique écriture. Un petit bijou ! Coup de cœur des libraires de la Fnac. Nnedi Okorafor conjugue l’afroféminisme au futur et brosse le portrait d’héroïnes africaines complexes, loin des stéréotypes. Jeune Afrique. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Hermine Hémon et Erwan Devos.

Shuri é habilidosa em artes marciais, um gênio e mestre em Ciências e Tecnologia. Mas, ela também é uma adolescente e uma princesa... Esta história mostra Shuri em sua busca para salvar sua nação: Wakanda. Durante séculos, o Chefe de Wakanda (o Pantera Negra) ganhou seus poderes através dos estratos da Erva em Forma de Coração. Assim como o Vibranium, a erva em forma de coração é essencial para a sobrevivência e prosperidade de Wakanda. Mas algo está errado...

Collects Shuri #1 and #6-7, Marvel Action: Black Panther #5-6 and material from Marvel''s Voices #1. Shuri, princess of Wakanda, has one of the bravest souls and most brilliant minds in the Marvel-Verse - and these are the tales that prove it! She''s happiest in a lab, surrounded by gadgets. But when her brother T''Challa goes missing, will Shuri step up for the sake of Wakanda? Shuri''s search takes her to New York City, where a wild adventure awaits alongside two of America''s finest young heroes, Miles Morales and Kamala Khan! Then, it''s a high-tech, high-octane race against the X-Men''s engineer Forge and several other gearheads - but Shuri always plays to win! And when one of the Black Panther''s advisors suffers an injury, a wicked curse sends T''Challa and Shuri on an epic quest where nothing is as it seems!

Del 2: Hemkomsten. Det har gått ett år sedan Binti skrev in sig på Oomza Universitet och hjälteförklarades för att ha förenat två stridande planeter. Det har också gått ett år sedan hon hittade vänskap på de mest osannolika platser. Nu måste hon återvända hem till sitt folk, med sin vän Okwu vid sin sida, för att möta sin familj. Men Okwu kommer att vara den första i hans ras att besöka jorden på över hundra år, och den första någonsin att göra det i fredstid. Efter generationer av konflikter ställs nu Bintis värld inför faktum: är det möjligt för skilda raser att leva i harmoni?

Den prisbelönta Bintitrilogin finns nu äntligen på svenska! Del 1: Ensam. Den unga flickan Binti är den första av Himbafolket som någonsin erbjudits en plats vid Oomza University, den finaste institutionen för högre utbildning i galaxen. Men att acceptera erbjudandet innebär att ge upp sin plats i sin familj för att resa mellan stjärnorna bland främlingar. Kunskap har en kostnad, en som Binti är villig att betala, men hennes resa mot Oomza kommer inte att bli lätt. Den värld hon vill komma in i har länge krigat med Medusa, en utomjordisk ras som nu också blir farlig för Binti. Om hon ska överleva detta krig kommer hon att behöva både gåvorna från sitt folk och visdomen som finns inskriven inom universitetet självt, men först måste hon ta sig dit, levande.

Akata Woman is the New York Times bestselling third book in the series that started with Akata Witch, named one of Time magazine''s "100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time" and "100 Best YA Books of All Time," from award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor. "In this series, Okorafor creates a stunningly original world of African magic that draws on Nigerian folk beliefs and rituals instead of relying on the predictable tropes of Western fantasy novels." —Time magazine From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had mystical energy flowing in her blood, she sought to understand and control her powers. Throughout her adventures in Akata Witch and Akata Warrior, she had to navigate the balance between nearly everything in her life—America and Nigeria, the "normal" world and the one infused with juju, human and spirit, good daughter and powerful Leopard Person. Now, those hard lessons and abilities are put to the test in a quest so dangerous and fantastical, it would be madness to go...but may destroy the world if she does not. With the help of her friends, Sunny embarks on a mission to find a precious object hidden deep in an otherworldly realm. Defeating the guardians of the prize will take more from Sunny than she has to give, and triumph will mean she will be forever changed.

When everything goes wrong on a trip to the local market, AO, a woman with a ton of major and necessary body augmentations, must race against time across the deserts of Northern Nigeria with a Fulani herdsman named DNA in a world where everything is streamed.

An alien artifact turns a young girl into Death''s adopted daughter in Remote Control, a thrilling sci-fi tale of community and female empowerment from Nebula and Hugo Award-winner Nnedi Okorafor “She’s the adopted daughter of the Angel of Death. Beware of her. Mind her. Death guards her like one of its own.” The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. From hereon in she would be known as Sankofa—a name that meant nothing to anyone but her, the only tie to her family and her past. Her touch is death, and with a glance a town can fall. And she walks—alone, except for her fox companion—searching for the object that came from the sky and gave itself to her when the meteors fell and when she was yet unchanged; searching for answers. But is there a greater purpose for Sankofa, now that Death is her constant companion? Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award (audiobook version). At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Eisner and Hugo Award Winner! Written by Nnedi Okorafor, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author and the writer of Marvel''s Shuri, this deluxe trade paperback collects issues #1-#4 of the mini-series and includes artist sketches and afterword from the author. In an alternate world where aliens have integrated with society, pregnant Nigerian-American doctor Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka has just smuggled an illegal alien plant named Letme Live through LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport...and that''s not the only thing she''s hiding. She and Letme become part of a community of human and alien immigrants; but as their crusade for equality continues and the birth of her child nears, Future—and her entire world—begins to change. "Laguardia" is essential reading for our times." – Comicbook.com "Classic speculative fiction at its best, coupled with an endearing protagonist, and a vibrant, living sci-fi world rendered by a fantastic art team." – Multiversity.com

A powerful journey from star athlete to sudden paralysis to creative awakening, award-winning science fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor shows that what we think are our limitations have the potential to become our greatest strengths. Nnedi Okorafor was never supposed to be paralyzed. A college track star and budding entomologist, Nnedi’s lifelong battle with scoliosis was just a bump in her plan—something a simple operation would easily correct. But when Nnedi wakes from the surgery to find she can’t move her legs, her entire sense of self begins to waver. Confined to a hospital bed for months, unusual things begin to happen. Psychedelic bugs crawl her hospital walls; strange dreams visit her nightly. Nnedi begins to put these experiences into writing, conjuring up strange, fantastical stories. What Nnedi discovers during her confinement would prove to be the key to her life as a successful science fiction author: In science fiction, when something breaks, something greater often emerges from the cracks. In Broken Places & Outer Spaces, Nnedi takes the reader on a journey from her hospital bed deep into her memories, from her painful first experiences with racism as a child in Chicago to her powerful visits to her parents’ hometown in Nigeria. From Frida Kahlo to Mary Shelly, she examines great artists and writers who have pushed through their limitations, using hardship to fuel their work. Through these compelling stories and her own, Nnedi reveals a universal truth: What we perceive as limitations have the potential to become our greatest strengths—far greater than when we were unbroken. A guidebook for anyone eager to understand how their limitations might actually be used as a creative springboard, Broken Places & Outer Spaces is an inspiring look at how to open up new windows in your mind.

After giving birth to her baby, Future learns more than most about carrying alien DNA, the very thing the new immigration ban targets. What part does Citizen play in this, and can their relationship ever be rectified? One chapter in Future''s life ends, while another begins as a new generation of immigrants full of hope and dreams take root in her life.

Tor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #2 is a curated selection of novellas by editor Lee Harris This collection includes: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire All Systems Red by Martha Wells The Atrocities by Jeremy C. Shipp She left her home for the stars, but found more adventure than she bargained for in Nnedi Okorafor’s award-winning novella Binti--a tense and intimate coming-of-age story in space. In Paul Cornell’s urban fantasy novella Witches of Lychford, three unlikely allies band together to defeat the forces of evil that threaten to engulf their peaceful village. From urban fantasy Seanan McGuire comes Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day, a thrilling and atmospheric story of a ghost trying to make things right A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence. Jeremy C. Shipp’s The Atrocities is a haunting gothic tale of a governess tasked with instructing a dead girl. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Includes a brand-new Binti story! Collected for the first time in an omnibus edition, the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning Binti trilogy, the story of one extraordinary girl''s journey from her home to distant Oomza University. In her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella, Nnedi Okorafor introduced us to Binti, a young Himba girl with the chance of a lifetime: to attend the prestigious Oomza University. Despite her family''s concerns, Binti''s talent for mathematics and her aptitude with astrolabes make her a prime candidate to undertake this interstellar journey. But everything changes when the jellyfish-like Medusae attack Binti''s spaceship, leaving her the only survivor. Now, Binti must fend for herself, alone on a ship full of the beings who murdered her crew, with five days until she reaches her destination. There is more to the history of the Medusae--and their war with the Khoush--than first meets the eye. If Binti is to survive this voyage and save the inhabitants of the unsuspecting planet that houses Oomza Uni, it will take all of her knowledge and talents to broker the peace. Collected now for the first time in omnibus form, follow Binti''s story in this groundbreaking sci-fi trilogy.

As Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka fights to save the life of her beloved illegal- alien plant, Letme Live, a group of immigrants are held captive at LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport because of the government''s new travel ban. Caught up in a protest of humans and aliens with angry mobs facing them, a very pregnant Future questions whether she belongs here, after all.

Set in an alternative world where aliens have come to Earth and integrated with society, LaGuardia revolves around a pregnant Nigerian-American doctor, Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka who has just returned to NYC under mysterious conditions. After smuggling an illegal alien plant named ''''Letme Live'''' through LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport''s customs and security, she arrives at her grandmother''s tenement, the New Hope Apartments in the South Bronx. There, she and Letme become part of a growing population of mostly African and shape-shifting alien immigrants, battling against interrogation, discrimination and travel bans, as they try to make it in a new land. But, as the birth of her child nears, Future begins to change. What dark secret is she hiding? Written by Nnedi Okorafor, Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Award winner (Who Fears Death, Binti, Akata series) and illustrated by Tana Ford (Silk, Duck!), the team behind Black Panther: Long Live the King #6.

BRAND-NEW STORIES STARRING THE DORA MILAJE! Marvel Studios'' blockbuster film Black Panther has everyone talking about Wakanda''s best warriors, the fierce Dora Milaje. Now witness the Dora outside of Wakanda - and in Spider-Man''s world! When the Dora catch wind of a threat brewing outside their borders, they''ll leap into action - with or without their king. Don''t miss Okoye, Ayo and others in their solo mission to protect the realm at any cost. COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: WAKANDA FOREVER 1, AVENGERS: WAKANDA FOREVER 1, X-MEN: WAKANDA FOREVER

The concluding part of the highly-acclaimed science fiction trilogy that began with Nnedi Okorafor''s Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning BINTI. Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortunately, although her people are peaceful on the whole, the same cannot be said for the Khoush, who fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with the Meduse. Far from her village when the conflicts start, Binti hurries home, but anger and resentment has already claimed the lives of many close to her. Once again it is up to Binti, and her intriguing new friend Mwinyi, to intervene--though the elders of her people do not entirely trust her motives--and try to prevent a war that could wipe out her people, once and for all. Don''t miss this essential concluding volume in the Binti trilogy. The Binti Series Book 1: Binti Book 2: Binti: Home Book 3: Binti: The Night Masquerade At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.